GoPo Pro Review

AP® United States Government and Politics Exam

The 2019 AP® GoPo Exam is at 8:00 am on Monday, May 6, 2019.

*If you teach GoPo in the spring semester and school doesn't end until June 14, the exam is still on May 6; if it snows all January and you miss a ton of school, the exam is still May 6; if you have prom on Wednesday, May 5 (Midnight Masquerade), the exam is still on May 6. If you teach GoPo year long and graduate on May 2, cry me a river!

Concept Application: Respond to a political scenario, explaining how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior (20 minutes. 12.5% of total score)

Quantitative Analysis: Analyze quantitative data, identify a trend or pattern, draw a conclusion for the visual representation, and explain how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior (20 minutes. 12.5% of total score)

SCOTUS Comparison: Compare a nonrequired Supreme Court case with a required Supreme Court case, explaining how information from the required case is relevant to that in the nonrequired one (20 minutes. 12.5% of total score)

Argument Essay: Develop an argument in the form of an essay, using evidence from one or more required foundational documents (40 minutes. 12.5% of total score)

On test day, come to the test rested and relaxed (you cannot cram for this exam), take your time on the test, answer all questions on the multiple choice section, don’t go back and change your answers, build a rubric for your FRQs and write specific and factual answers. Win!

AP® Government + Politics AP® Exam Content

AP® GoPo Exam study list (in order of importance)

Approximately half of the test questions will come from numbers 1-6.1. Powers of Congress2. Powers of Presidency3. Powers of Supreme Court4. Powers of Bureaucracy5. Relationship between institutions6. Relationship between institutions and linkage institutions (elections, political parties, interest groups & the media)7. Federalism & Separation of Powers8. Political parties and elections9. Interest groups10. Mass media11. Political beliefs & Socialization12. Public opinion and voting13. Civil Rights and liberties14. Constitutional adoption and formulation15. Making public policy